STATE v. NOLAN

No. 2004-360.

882 So.2d 1246 (2004)

STATE of Louisiana v. Matthew James NOLAN.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

September 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don M. Burkett, District Attorney, Many, LA, for Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Anita D. McKeithen, John N. Bokenfohr, McKeithen & Johnson, Shreveport, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, Matthew James Nolan.

Anna Louise Garcie, Soileau & Garcie, Many, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee, State of Louisiana.

Matthew James Nolan, Many, LA, pro se.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, MARC T. AMY, and JOHN B. SCOFIELD, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

The defendant was charged with second degree murder following the death of his infant son. After a bench trial, the defendant was convicted as charged and was ultimately sentenced to life in prison without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. The defendant now appeals, asserting that the evidence presented was insufficient to support a conviction and that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, we affirm...

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